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# (''{{glossary|dated}} or {{glossary|peotic|poet.}}'') A blaze; a pyre, bonfire. | # (''{{glossary|dated}} or {{glossary|peotic|poet.}}'') A blaze; a pyre, bonfire. | ||
#: ''synonym'': {{cd|bál}} | #: ''synonym'': {{cd|bál}} | ||
# (''{{glossary|feminine|fem.}}''; ''cn.'') A flock of birds | # (''{{glossary|feminine|fem.}}''; ''cn.'') A flock of birds in flight; a cloud of bats. | ||
#: ''syn.'': {{cd|elta}} | #: ''syn.'': {{cd|elta}} | ||
# (''hence''; ''{{glossary|figurative|fig.}}'') A group of people, ''esp.'' in motion. | # (''hence''; ''{{glossary|figurative|fig.}}'') A group of people, ''esp.'' in motion. | ||
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Middle Anrish
Etymology
Likely inherited from Germanic *ailidaz and influenced by Goidelic ell and Old Norse eildr.
Pronunciation
(Annerish) IPA: /iːl͈ˠ/ [iˑə̯ɫ]
- slender ending: /ˈiːl͈ʲdʲə/ [ˈiˑɘ̯ld̥͡ʒə]
| Ⅰ ᴍᴀsᴄ. | ɴᴏᴍ. | ɢᴇɴ. | ᴅᴀᴛ. | ᴠᴏᴄ. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| sɢ. | eald | eıldeʜ | eald(ʟ) | eıld(e)ʟ |
| ᴘʟ. | eıldʟ | ealdaɴ | ealdaıb | eıldʟ |
| ᴄᴏʟ. | ealdaʜ | eald(ʟ) | ealdaʟ |
Noun
eald (runic:ᛁᚭᚳᚿ)
- (masc.; cn.) A rush of feeling, a blush or flush;
- (dated or poet.) A blaze; a pyre, bonfire.
- synonym: bál
- (fem.; cn.) A flock of birds in flight; a cloud of bats.
- syn.: elta
- (hence; fig.) A group of people, esp. in motion.
- (col.; ealdae, ealdaíb) Pains of labour, contractions, convultions, pangs.